Bathroom unit



June 18, 1935. R DAVISON 2,004,933

- BATHROOM UNIT v Filed Nov. 21,- 1932 j 2 Sheets-Sheet 11' W lliaINVENTOR ORNEY;

June 18, 1935. D o 2,004,933

BATHROOM UNIT Filed Nov. 21, '1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 18,1935 UNITE-DJ.

-BAT HltM UNIT Robert L..Davison, New-York, N. Y., assignor to John B.Pierce Foundation, New York, N.. Y., a corporation of New YorkApplication November 21., 1932, Serial No. 643,589 I M. a 3 ms Mypresent invention relates to building construction and more-particularlyto an improved combined bathroom wall unit. I

In connection with factory fabricated units 5 adapted to be assembled toform a complete structure, as for example a complete dwelling house, thewalls and partitionsare built in unit panel construction adapted to beassembled on the job with the minimum of labor and at a minimum of cost,and the erection of the walls and partitions results in defining roomsor chambers of any desired shape and size, depending on the size of thebuilding desired.

One of the necessary rooms in a building, such as adwelling house, is akitchenor'a bathroom' or both, and, to obtain the greatestefliciencyand' simplicity of plumbing, it has been'found desirable andfeasible to locate the bathroom and kitchen on opposite sides of asingle partition wall. The plumbing for the kitchen and bathroomfixtures may be made exceedinglysimple in construction, andas it isadvantageous to make variousfabricated units in as l'argea size as ispossible in viewof the convenience in shipping and handling, I haveutilized in connection with' the building construction, and particularly'in connection with the subject matter of my present invention, aso-called factory fabricated rough plumbing unit which forms the subjectmatter of my co-pending application Serial No. 643,324

filed Nov. 19th, 1932, entitled-Factory fabricated rough plumbing unit.1 i

With a factory fabricated rough plumbing unit such as described in-theapplicationabove referred to, all of the plumbing outlets areconcentrated at but a single point and the unit may be arranged as anintegral part of the present invention. Under certain circumstances, thewall itself may be dispensed withandthefixtures forming the unitsof thepresent ,inventionimay. be utilized as a partitioning means between thebathroom and the kitchen. a

In carrying out my invention, I preferablyutilize a single unit composedof atoilet or. hopper element and a wash basin element, both assembledside by side into a unitary, structureland occupying a portion of oneside of the bathroom. Where the partition wall between the bathroom andkitchen is dispensed with, "theback of the two units acts as a portionof the wall of the kitchen. It is preferable, however, to utilize atleast one panel'cf a partition as adividing mem ber between one end ofthe bathtub in the bathroom and the-kitchen.

Into the unit thus fabricated, is likewise assembled the factoryfabricated waste line unit above referred to, all connected to avertical riser element, and also incorporated in this unit struc-;

'ture are the usual supply, pipes for hotand cold water, both for thetoilet and bath, and also the 5 wash basin. v 7

An object'of the invention, therefore, is-the provision of a wallstructure serving asthe common wall between a bathroom and a kitchen andincorporating improved features for both bath- 10 in which'is locatedand supported awall hung.

toilet fixture having the usual or other approved siphon action and thesiphon element of. which 25 forms part of the waste line. The particularfeatures" of the construction of the siphon-like action of the wall hungfeature'as distinguished from the floor type of toilet does not directlyconcern my present invention, although it is incorporated therein, butforms the subject matter of a separate and distinct patent application.

In the more preferred embodiment the wall unit comprises oppositelydisposed uni-planar plate members serving respectively as the facing 5for the kitchen and the bath room, such unit being provided for the,mounting of plumbing; units for a kitchen, such as a sink, one or more Ilaundry tubs arranged on one sideof the wall, and plumbing units such asa wash bowl, toilet;v 40, etc; arranged on the other side of; thewallstructure.

My invention also provides a wall unit comprising spaced oppositelydisposed unb-planar plate members serving as wall elements, the space 45vbetween. the wall elements affordinga housing for concealing andsupporting a flush tank.

, My'wall unit also provides for the structural A combination therewithof vertically arranged shelves-and cabinet structure for thebathroomsideof the unit, which feature may be utilized singly orconibinedly with. vertically arranged; y shelves for a cupboard on thekitchenside of.

the unit.

Such cabinet structure may also be combingwf for -housing and concealingsuitable illuminating means.

Such cabinet or cupboard features may be em-.

ployed with or without the flush tank support, and also with or withoutthe plumbing unit, and also with or without the fixture attachmentfeature, above referred to.

Other objects and novel features of the construction and arrangement ofparts comprising the device will appear as the-description of theinvention progresses.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment Fig. 1is a sectional plan view of bathroom units, taken on the line ll of Fig.2; P

Fig. 2 is a front elevation, partly in section, of the units illustratedin Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a detail section on a relatively enlarged scale and showingthe method of attaching unit panels to each other;

Fig. 5 is a sectional 55 of Fig. 2; d v

Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation on the line 66 of'Fig. 2; and

Fig. 7 is a sectional plan view on the line 'I! of Fig. 6. f

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly -to Figs. 1 and 2, theunit comprises a uniplanar plate member H and a thereto attached endelevation on the line frame work, described more fully hereinafter;

such uni-planar plate member being arranged to receive at selectedlocations a wash basin and toilet, and their respective waste piping,referred to moreparticularly hereinafter, whereby such bath roomfixtures are respectively supported by the uni-planar plate member andthe frame work of the unit.

Figs. 1 and 2 also indicate a wall lli extending transversely to theunit, also a wall [3 spaced from the wall i0 and also extendingtransversely to the wall ll the walllil is shown to indicate a closedtype'of bath room, a door for which is indicated at H.

a plurality of panel sections of the character set forth and claimed inmy copending application Serial #591,395, filed Feb. 6th, 1932, entitledFactory fabricated partition and ceiling con- 'struction, now U. S.Patent #1,9 60,575. granted usual fixtures in the (bathroom as well asthe usual fixtures in the kitchen. f Preferably, the factory fabricatedwaste line unit is arranged in therear portion of the present unit andlies adjacent to and parallel with the partition wall ii and is directedto be connected to the toilet 16, the wash basin l1, and the bathr Imirrors 46,.be'ingaflorded by the presence of ,a

shape, atthe lower righthand front face of which view on the line 3-3-,the waste line unit 16.

and 46.

2,004,933 1 with suitable spacing, above or below, or both, is attachedby welding or in any other suitable the limits of the framework l9 andbehind the ,front wa1l2li is arranged the flush tank 24 connected at itslower end to the inlet of the wall toilet 16 by the elbow 326. Theoperating handle for the tank 24 extends outwardly through the frontplate2ll, as indicated by the numeral 26. Above the flush tank 24 andwithin the limits of the right hand side of the unit forming thesubjectmatter of the present invention, are arranged a pluralityofadjustable shelves 21 and the front of the right hand end-is providedwith doors 28. Above theshelves 21 and the doors 23' a and extendingacross the fullwidth of the entire unit, see Figs. 5 and 6 is a finishedplate 23, also and preferably of metal.

The lower portion ofthe left hand sideof the unit is provided with aremovable door 30, provided with a knobil and hinges 32, finishing aclosure for a compartment 33 beneath the wash basin l1, and in suchcompartment is housed the trap 34 connected to'the washbasin i1 and to eThe lower portion I of the left hand side of the unit and below thecompartment :3 is provided with'a longitudinal horizontal passage 35 seeFigs. ,5 and 2, in which is housed the horizontal pipe 36, extendingfrom the bathtub l8 to the outlet 31 of the waste line unit, such I pipealso being connected to the vertical riser 33 of such waste line unit.Extending upwardly from the horizontal pipe 36 isa pipe containinginteris connected to the trap 34 of the wash basin I1 and the otherarmof which is closed by a cap I 7 4|]. Whendesired, such'cap mayberemovedand The walls III, II, "and "may be made up of mediate its ends'aY-fltting 39, one arm of which example, a set of tubs,,or the ordinarywaste line. Extending upwardly fromthe Y-fltting 33 is a riser-42connected with a horizontal pipe 43, which in turnis connected to thevertical riser 39. Also in the horizontal pipe 36 and accessible fromwithin the compartment 33, is the usual trap 44.

Above thewash basin ll'is arranged a reentrant portion which may carry amirror 43 and-side" mirrors 46, the'side mirrors 46 being preferably Tostill further insureeconomyin construction, hmged' as Indicated at asmay be the I have utilized a factory fabricated waste line unit l5, suchas forms the subject matter of my' aforesaid co-pending applicationSerial No. 643,-

324, such unit beingrelativelylight in weight and. factory assembled asa unit, and serves both the mirror 45, which is hinged at 41, see Figs.3 and 4, toallow access to shelves "43 located within the limits of theThe mirrors or equivalent members 46, 46 ex' tend from a point above thewash basin I I! upwardly tothe lower edge of the member 23. The member23,"together'with the back of the unit unit and behind the elements 46and thetop: thereof forms a compartment, in 'which'is located a sourceof illumination 6|, as an electric lamp and reflector, and the lightfrom;

such lamp illuminates the mirror '46 and also the transparentmember 62.It is possible also toilluminate the mirror 46 from the-sides by makingthe members 46 transparent and placing behind the same in a compartment53 formed in the unit, a source of illumination, as the electric bulb54, see Fig. 5.

The wash basin I1 and the bathtub l8, are supplied with hot and/or coldwater from the hot and cold water supply pipes 55 and 56, respectively,which form an integral part of the unit; the hot or cold or combined hotand cold water is controlled by the operating device 51 mounted on apanel 58 at the side of the unit. The fiush tank 24 is supplied withwater from the plumbing unit pursuant to regular or other approvedpractice.

The entire unit as thus described is assembled at the factory andshippedto the place where the same is to be installed, the only operationnecessary being the forcing of the upper end of the waste and air-ventpipe 38 through a hole in the ceiling and connecting to the dischargingwaste line the outlet 31, of the upper fioor, see Fig. 2, andcorrespondingly for any additional floors.

Proper connections of the ends 31, 38 having been made to the waste lineof the house, and the hot and cold water pipes 55, 55 being connected tothe water supply, the entire installation is complete. This represents aradical saving in the cost of installation asvbut one hole is cut in thefioor and because of the fact that all traps, as the trap 44, arecontained within the unit, the unit may be placed in a building in whichthe floors are merely slabs of concrete or similar material and the useof or necessity for suspended ceilings to accommodate the piping istotally avoided.

Where it is not desired to have a bathtub l8 in the same compartment asthe wash basin l'l and the toilet [6, the same may be dispensed with bystopping off an appropriate section of the waste line unit l5, andtherefore the compartment or room in which the wash basin I1 and toiletl6 are contained need not be greater in extent'than the front face ofsuch units. In such case, it is quite feasible to eliminate the panelpartition H for its entire length of the bath or wash room, although itmay be found preferable to retain one of the panels of the panelpartitions and utilize the rear walls of the toilet and wash basin unitsas the division wall between the bathroom and the kitchen.

The structure embodying my invention, therefore, includes a number ofcoordinated features of individual novelty. The entire unit isselfcontained, including waste line unit, hot and cold water pipes,electric conduits, illuminating fixtures and the like, and all partsother than the toilet and wash basin are contained within 'the limits ofthe unit. The-unit not only forms a housing for the various parts aboveenumerated, but also afords closet and illuminating features, as well asa housing for the fiush tank for the toilet. In connection with the washbasin, the unit is recessed from the wash basin upward and the recessedportions may be faced with mirrors or left plain as desired, and anilluminating fixture formed integral with and housed within the unit andabove the recessed portions adequately illuminates'the mirrors and/orthe faces of the I recesses.

Further, the. unit houses an illuminating fixture or acts as anilluminating fixture to illuminate the bath that may be associated withand at one. side of'the unit so that'when curtains are-drawn to screenthe bath tub from the remaindenof the bathroom fixture, the space abovethe bath tub" is illuminated by the illuminating device contained withinthe unit through the transparent or translucent partition 50, see Figs.1 and 2.

The wasteline unit housed within the limits of the unit is so locatedand is of such character as to permit the use of a wall hung toiletwhile yet retaining the siphon action of the toilet. which is a featurenot to be found in any other construction of which I am aware. The unitwhile adapted for installation in a bathroom or wash room and ordinarilyfitting against a wall thereof may be utilized as a substitute for thewall, and in such case, acts itself as the guiding wall or as the majorportion of the dividing wall between two rooms as for example between abathroom and a kitchen in a dwelling house.

Various other features are inherent in my construction and the noveltyof such features will be apparent as the description of the invention isstudied by those skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a wall structure comprisingoppositely disposed uniplanar plate membersserving respectively as thefront and rear wall structure and affording therebetween an open space,a wash basin fixture located at the front wall structure, a unitaryframe secured to and supporting the front and rear wall structure andthe wash basin fixture, and supply piping and waste piping for thestated fixture disposed within the spacing between the front and rearwall structure.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a wall structure comprisingoppositely disposed uniplanar plate members serving respectively, as thefront and rear wall structure and affording therebetween an open space,a toilet fixture located at the front wall structure; a unitary framesecured to and supporting the front and rear wall structure and thetoilet fixture, and supply piping and waste piping for the statedfixture disposed within the spacing between the front and rear wallstructure.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a wall structure comprisingoppositely disposed uni-planar plate members serving respectively as thefront and rear wall structure and affording therebetween an open space,a wash basin fixture and a toilet fixture located at the front wallstructure, a unitary frame secured to and supporting the front and rearwall structure and the wash basin fixture and toilet fixture, and supplypiping and waste piping for the stated fix-' ture disposed within thespacing between the front and rear wall structure.

ROBERT L. DAVISON.

